The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program encourages private sector investment in the rehabilitation and reuse of historic buildings. It is one of the nation's most successful and cost-effective community revitalization programs, and the largest such program specifically supporting historic preservation. Administered by the National Park Service's Technical Preservation Services (TPS) office and the Internal Revenue Service, in partnership with the State Historic Preservation Offices, the program has leveraged over $66 billion in private investment to preserve over 38,700 historic properties from 1976 to 2012.More

NCPTT is pleased to announce that Roy Graham and Robert Silman, both active members and Chairs Emerita of the Preservation Technology and Training Board, were recently recognized for their professional contributions to the field of preservation.More

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) and The Hooke College of Applied Science with the McCrone Group, Inc. are partnering to host a three-day hands-on workshop on Pigment Identification and Analysis for fine art and architectural finishes. The workshop will be held February 25-27, 2014 at the NCPTT in Natchitoches, LA. This [...]

Friend of NCPTT, Marcy Frantom, will present a paper on historical French earthen architecture from the Cane River National Heritage Area at Earth USA 2013, an international conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Heritage Area, located south [...]

In 2013, NCPTT reached over 150 K-12 students through several youth programs offered at the Center, in support of Action 3: History Lessons and Action 16: Live and Learn. These programs were designed to promote STEM education and encourage young people to consider careers in the National Park Service’s conservation and preservation program.